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M. H. ENLOW.

CURTAIN HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1914.

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CURTAIN-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

Application filed September 26, 1914. Serial No. 863,672.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, MINNETTE I-I. ENLow, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bloomington, in the county of McLean and State of Illinois,have invented new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Hangers, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to curtain hangers and the principal object ofthe invention is to provide a simple and elficient device for hangingcurtains which is so constructed that the curtains may be convenientlyturned to an out of the way position for Ventilating or so that thewindows may be conveniently washed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterconsisting essentially of two curtain rods extending in oppositedirections on either side of the window toward the center and hingedupon brackets so as to permit of their being turned to an out of the wayposition without the curtains blowing all around and becoming musseolup.A

Still another object of the invention is to provide a curtain hanger ofthis character in which the rods are held in proper position or in anyout of the way position positively so that the curtain rods cannot bemoved accidentally.

A still further object of the invention is to. properly support the freeends of the curtain rods where heavy curtains are used or where thecurtains are liable to be pulled upon by children.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the followingdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, whichforms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is an elevationof a window showing the invention applied thereto with one of thecurtain rods extending away from the window in a position forventilating or for lwashing that side of the window. Fig. 2 is a topplan view. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Fig. 4.- is a detail horizontalsection. c

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 represents an ordinarywindow frame which has secured thereto adjacent opposite sides thebracket arms 2 each having at their outer or free ends the parallel ears8 across which extends a pivotal pin or rivet 4. Pivotally mounted uponthis pin is a head 5 having a hollow extension 6 in cured by means of aa guard extension 12, which prevents the' curtain from becoming caughtbetween the head and the spring as will be readily understood. Theattaching portion 16 of the spring at its opposite end is bent parallelwith the guard 12 and thence downwardly and forwardly of the attachingportion 1G, and in spaced parallel relation thereto to provide a lockingportion 17, the said locking portion 17 being formed on the freeterminal thereof with a V-shaped keeper l0 adapted to alternately engagewith a plurality of notches 9 formed in the head 5 of the hollowextension. These bracket arms and their associated curtain poles areidentical at each side of the window and are each adapted to carry oneof a pair of curtains, portieres or like articles which may if desiredextend over the bracket arm to the window frame. If desired, the tubularextension 6 of each head may have secured thereto a drapery hanger 18such as is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 and there may be secured tothe frame beneath the free terminals of the curtain poles a bracket 14which will prevent the curtain poles from becoming bent where they arecomparatively long to extend across wide windows or where they aresubjected to heavy pulls by'children.

l/Vhat is claimed is A curtain holder comprising a pair of bracketsadapted to be secured to opposite sides of a window frame and eachprovided at their free ends with integrally formed spaced parallel ears,socket heads pivotally mounted between the ears and having notchestherein, a flat spring secured to the forward end of the bracket anddisposed in horizontal relation therewith and defined between the earsof each of said brackets, said springs having an attaching portion, oneend of the attaching portion of said spring being bent angularly toprovide a V- shaped keeper lying in a horizontal plane with relation tosaid brackets and adapted from `entering between the Vheads and toengage with the notches of the head, and springs.

a guard formed at the opposite end of the A In testimony whereof I aifxmy signaattaehing portion of the spring and eX- ture in presence of twoWitnesses.

tending angularly with respect to the MINNETTE H. ENLOW. keeper anddefined between and longitudi- Witnesses:

nally of the ears at a point flush with one BEVERLY H. MILES,

side each thereof for preventing the curtains Ronnr R. ENLOW.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, byaddressingvthe Gomniisvsoner of latelltl.

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